20 movies like High Plains Drifter, ordered by similarity : The Last Day(1975), The Belle Starr Story(1967), For a Few Dollars More(1965), Riding Shotgun(1954), God Forgives, I Don't(1967), Return of the Bad Men(1948), Twilight on the Rio Grande(1947), Ride in the Whirlwind(1965), The Left Handed Gun(1958), 3:10 to Yuma(2007), The Proposition(2005), Jane Got a Gun(2016) ...
Western
USA
1973
105 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Verna Bloom Mariana Hill Mitchell Ryan Jack Ging Stefan Gierasch Ted Hartley Billy Curtis
drifter outlaw dwarf innkeeper wife bleak gritty border town saloon desert barbershop revenge murder training robbery survival pursuit 1880s
A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Western
UK|USA
1975
100 Minutes
Richard Widmark Christopher Connelly Robert Conrad Gene Evans Richard Jaeckel Tim Matheson Barbara Rush Tom Skerritt Loretta Swit Morgan Woodward Kathleen Cody
marshal retiree wife gang leader gang members hired hand brooding cool gritty unrestrained kansas bank town home western films bank robbery attempted murder gangs outlaws revenge
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Western
Italy
1967
76 Minutes
Elsa Martinelli Robert Wood George Eastman Francesca Righini Bruno Piergentili Bruno Corazzari Vladimir Medar Remo De Angelis Eugene Walter
outlaw femme fatale robber gambler wild spirited suspenseful sultry wild west saloon desert outlaws love-hate relationship robbery gambling revenge pursuit rivalry temptation adventure
Abused and dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-rides, out-smokes, out-shoots, and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the Old West, usually wearing male garb. One ... See full summary »
Western
1965
132 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Lee Van Cleef Gian Maria Volonte Josef Egger Mara Krup Rosemarie Dexter Klaus Kinski Mario Brega
bounty hunter rival colonel outlaw woman adult gritty intense emotional wild west texas new mexico train saloon bank teamwork crime murder betrayal partnership
A man with no name (Clint Eastwood) and a man with a mission (Lee Van Cleef) hunt a Mexican bandit (Gian Maria Volonte) for different reasons.
Western
USA
1954
75 Minutes
Randolph Scott Wayne Morris Joan Weldon Joe Sawyer James Millican Charles Bronson James Bell Fritz Feld Richard Garrick Victor Perrin John Baer
guard gang leader bandit deputy son sister suspenseful rousing tense gritty small town american west stagecoach saloon casino murder false accusations on the run robbery siblings
When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang
Western, Action
Italy|Spain
1967
97 Minutes
Terence Hill Frank Wolff Bud Spencer Gina Rovere Jose Manuel Martin Frank Braña Antonietta Fiorito Franco Gulà Tito García Giovanna Lenzi
bandit gunslinger card sharp cowgirl henchman insurance investigator dark gritty brutal suspenseful texas small town train saloon funeral outlaws train robbery grudge double-cross con game
After a train is robbed of its payroll, an insurance agent and a card-shark team-up to retrieve the loot from the bandits who guard it at a secret location near the Mexican border.
Western
USA
1948
90 Minutes
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Tom Keene Robert Bray Lex Barker Walter Reed Dean White
outlaw gang member daughter ranger fiancée sundance kid gritty confident tense oklahoma frontier town bank house street outlaws land rush murder father/daughter relationship gunfight
When part of Oklahoma Territory becomes officially part of the U.S., Vance Cordrell is forced to deal with some of the most infamous outlaws of the Old West.
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Sterling Holloway Adele Mara Bob Steele Charles Evans Martin Garralaga
friend outlaw ranger jewel thief singer singing cowboy engaging spirited tense mexican-american border cantina desert town mexico wild west search vengeance crime murder old west
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
Western
1965
83 Minutes
Cameron Mitchell Jack Nicholson Millie Perkins Katherine Squire George Mitchell Rupert Crosse Harry Dean Stanton John Hackett Tom Filer B.J. Merholz
outlaw cattleman rancher robber cowboy sheriff bleak somber intense cabin wild west prairie ranch cattle drives mistaken identity murder on the run robbery old west escape
Two out of three cowboys (Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson) run for their lives after meeting up with outlaws and a lynch-law posse.
Crime, Western, Drama
USA
1958
102 Minutes
Paul Newman Lita Milan John Dehner Hurd Hatfield James Congdon James Best Colin Keith-Johnston John Dierkes Wally Brown Ainslie Pryor Martin Garralaga
outlaw pat garrett friend wife sheriff rancher brooding tense new mexico territory wild west small town ranch billy the kid fugitives stand-off murder friendship frontier justice quest pursuit
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Western, Drama
USA
2007
120 Minutes
Russell Crowe Christian Bale Logan Lerman Dallas Roberts Ben Foster Peter Fonda Vinessa Shaw Alan Tudyk Luce Rains Gretchen Mol
outlaw rancher gunslinger gang member cowboy gritty suspenseful train arizona ranch robbery death daunting task explosion dangerous assignment quest revenge rivalry 1880s
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
Action, Western, Drama
Australia|UK
2005
104 Minutes
Guy Pearce Ray Winstone Emily Watson Danny Huston John Hurt David Wenham Noah Taylor David Gulpilil Leah Purcell Richard Wilson Tom E. Lewis
outlaw murderer captain brother dark gritty australia outback farm missing persons moral dilemma family assault chase pursuit sacrifice revenge 1880s
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Action, Western
USA
2016
98 Minutes
Natalie Portman Joel Edgerton Noah Emmerich Rodrigo Santoro Boyd Holbrook Ewan McGregor Alex Manette Todd Stashwick James Burnett
woman outlaw husband daughter ex-boyfriend thug brooding emotional intense wild west farm house saloon plains barn outlaws revenge ex-boyfriends determination survival
A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.
Western
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Ethan Hawke John Travolta Taissa Farmiga James Ransone Karen Gillan Toby Huss Tommy Nohilly Larry Fessenden Burn Gorman
mysterious drifter dog marshal son wife misfit brash brooding intense wild west town saloon plains jail street violence mysterious strangers fighting ambush anger
A mysterious stranger and a random act of violence drag a town of misfits and nitwits into the bloody crosshairs of revenge.
Western
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Dorothy Malone Dolores Michaels Wallace Ford Tom Drake Richard Arlen DeForest Kelley Regis Toomey Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger sidekick townsperson sheriff outlaw old flame gritty suspenseful utah mining town saloon law enforcement showdown murder corruption redemption romance quest rivalry revenge
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Pat Buttram Gloria Henry Steve Darrell Robert Randall Mary Beth Hughes Alan Hale Jr. Tom London Hank Patterson
gene autry rancher cowgirl card player murder suspect daughter melodramatic suspenseful rousing arizona town saloon household jail false accusations murder old west justice frame-up law and order
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
56 Minutes
Tom Keene Betty Compson Charlotte Henry Charles King Billy Bletcher Ed Parker Bob McKenzie Merrill McCormick
son ex-girlfriend blacksmith bandit daughter robber thrilling brash melodramatic montana blacksmith's workshop house saloon frontier murder search schemes robbery unlikely allies old west
Cowboy and his friends set out to track down his father's killer. On the way, they discover a vein of gold. The killer finds out about it, and returns to try to take it from them.
Western
USA
1941
55 Minutes
Buck Jones Tim McCoy Raymond Hatton Tristram Coffin Charles King Glenn Strange Lynton Brent Hal Price Dave O'Brien Christine McIntyre Richard Alexander
marshal convict partner friend fiancée saloon owner gritty rousing texas city barn saloon wagon attempted murder fire duplicity ambush swindling wedding revenge
When two outlaws are released from prison, they travel to Arizona to "take care of" the newly retired Marshal that put them behind bars.
Western
USA
1941
58 Minutes
Buck Jones Tim McCoy Raymond Hatton Luana Walters Denny Meadows Kathryn Sheldon Tristram Coffin Horace Murphy
cowboy gunslinger lawman ranch hand reverend outlaw melodramatic rousing suspenseful mesa city, ariz. ranch desert wild west town vigilantism bandits old west justice friendship showdown
The Rough Riders are called upon to help save a stagecoach line.
Western
USA
1950
69 Minutes
Gene Autry Pat Buttram Jo Dennison Don Beddoe James Millican Don Reynolds Hugh O'Brian Roy Gordon
gene autry judge son saloon owner brother bank manager spirited confident small town saloon bank law office dance hall hideout bank robbery frame-up father/son relationship murder gambling will and testament
Hick town sheriff Gene must arrest Jack Beaumont even though he believe Jack innocent of his father's murder. Which, of course, he sets out to prove.
Western
Italy|Yugoslavia|USA
1971
99 Minutes
Bekim Fehmiu John Huston Richard Crenna Chuck Connors Ricardo Montalban Ian Bannen Brandon de Wilde Slim Pickens Woody Strode Albert Salmi
deserter general colonel engineer wife scout gritty gripping arizona fort mexico hill desert mission battle native americans massacre desertion redemption quest
Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.